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SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING AWARDED U. S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND CONTRACT

N. J.-based company to provide leasing and transportation of intermodal equipment for the U.S. military

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, January 31, 2019 -- SeaCube Container Leasing International, one of the world's leading container leasing companies, has been awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contracts for leasing and transportation of intermodal container equipment. Performance is from March 1, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Work will be performed at multiple continental U.S. and outside continental U.S. locations. The contracts utilize fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 operations and maintenance funding. The U.S. Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Robert Sappio, SeaCube CEO, said: "We are very proud to be serving our military men and women. Expanding our book of business into adjacent spaces, and doing so in such a way that drives value creation now and in the future, is consistent with our stated strategy." He added: "This is a good day for our company and all the men and women at SeaCube who have worked so hard to make this happen."


SeaCube was one of three leasing companies to be awarded under this contract.

About SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
SeaCube Container Leasing and its associated companies acquire, own, manage and lease containers, essential intermodal equipment used in global containerized cargo trade. SeaCube Containers owns and manages both dry and refrigerated shipping containers including generator sets used to power the refrigerated containers when transported over land for prolonged periods of time while en-route to their final destination. The company has long-term relationships with an extensive group of customers in the intermodal shipping industry and operates worldwide to provide high quality equipment and excellent service with global coverage.


About the U. S. Transportation Command:
USTRANSCOM, the world's largest shipper, is the Department of Defense provider of full-spectrum global mobility solutions and enabling capabilities to our customers in peace and war. USTRANSCOM, situated at Scott AFB in Southern Illinois, is a world-class acquisition workforce partnering with industry and customers to develop and execute innovative acquisition solutions supporting the Command's full-spectrum deployment and distribution.

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